RarityFairly Common
Height15 cm
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"Red-winged Fairy-wrens are cooperative breeders, with groups sometimes including up to nine birds helping to raise young."
Field Guide
Red-winged Fairywren
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The Red-winged Fairy-wren is the largest member of the fairy-wren family. Endemic to southwestern Western Australia, this species is known for its long, upright tail and the vivid breeding plumage of males. It inhabits the wet forests and dense thickets of the region.
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